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Creating a simple graph from an edge list in NodeXL is a two-step process:
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    Enter the edge list in the Edges worksheet.
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    Show the graph.
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<a name="EdgeList">To enter an edge list in the Edges worksheet:</a>
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    <a href="../WorkbookTour/Worksheets.htm#SelectWorksheet">Select the Edges worksheet</a>.
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    Add a row to the Edges worksheet for each edge in the graph.  The only columns you need to fill in are Vertex 1 and Vertex 2, which are the names of the edge's vertices.  Note that vertex names are case sensitive.  NodeXL considers "John Smith" and "john smith" to be different vertices.
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<a name="ShowGraph">To show the graph, do one of the following:</a>
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    Click NodeXL, Graph, Show Graph in the Ribbon, or...
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    Click the Show Graph button at the top of the <a href="../WorkbookTour/GraphPane.htm">Graph Pane</a>, or...
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    Click anywhere within the Graph Pane, then press Ctrl+R on the keyboard.
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After you show the graph, the Show Graph button text changes to <a name="RefreshGraph">"Refresh Graph."</a>  If you add more edges to the Edges worksheet, you have to refresh the graph to get the new edges to appear in the Graph Pane; the Graph Pane does not refresh automatically.  (In some cases, the Graph Pane <i>does</i> refresh automatically; see <a href="../VisualProperties/Manual.htm">Setting Visual Properties for Individual Edges, Vertices or Groups</a> for details.)
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You can, of course, do much more in NodeXL than create a simple graph.  See the following sections for more information about some of NodeXL's features.
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<a href="../VisualProperties/Overview.htm">Changing How the Graph Looks</a>
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<a href="../Layout/Overview.htm">Changing How the Graph is Laid Out</a>
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<a href="../Analysis/Overview.htm">Analyzing the Graph</a>
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<a href="../Groups/Overview.htm">Working with Groups</a>
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<a href="../Import/Overview.htm">Importing Graph Data</a>
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<a href="../Export/Overview.htm">Exporting Graph Data</a>
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